6600gt unresponsive black screen after being idle?

everything works fine now that i have installed the 67.03 drivers on my 6600gt. the speeds are great, overclocking working, and runs very well on my games. but now when i leave my computer for a long period of time, when i come back, the computer is still running but the monitor is shut off. and the light blinks every two seconds. it never did this before. is this a known issue with driver version 67.03?  The latest forceware drivers didn't work. always use driver cleaner pro and follow exact instructions. im not getting any artifacts and as long as i am playing a game, or basically doing anything, the monitor will stay on. only happens after being idle. i have screen saver disabled, nothing set to go on standby and hibernation is disabled.
MY SYSTEM Specs:
here is some more information...
CPU:
AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Manufacturer   AMD    
Family   AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+    
Architecture   64-bit    
Internal Clock   1.8 GHz      
 Internal Clock Maximum   3.0 GHz      
External Clock   201.0 MHz      
Socket Designation   Socket 939    
HyperThreadingTechnology   N/A    
 Capabilities   MMX, CMov, RDTSC, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, PAE, NX    
Version   AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+    
 Caches
Level 1    128 KB      
Level 1    128 KB      
Level 2    512 KB  
DX INFO:
Version   9.0c    
 Long Version   4.09.00.0904
Direct Draw info:
Version   5.03.2600.2180    
 Primary Device   NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT    
Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT        Driver 6.7.0.3
Description   NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Total Local Video Memory   128 MB      
Total Local Texture Memory   128 MB      
Total AGP Memory   256 MB      
Driver File   nv4_disp.dll    
Driver Version   6.7.0.3    
Driver Date   11-4-2004    
Driver WHQL Certified   true    
Max Texture Width   4096 px    
Max Texture Height   4096 px    
 Max User Clipping Planes   6      
Max Active Hardware Lights   8      
Max Texture Blending Stages   8      
Fixed Function Textures In Single Pass   8      
Vertex Shader Version   3.0    
Pixel Shader Version   3.0    
Max Vertex Blend Matrices   0      
Max Texture Coordinates   8      
VGA Memory Clock   1.0 GHz      
VGA Core Clock   9.7 MHz      
 PCI
Name   NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT    
Vendor ID   0x10de    
Device ID   0x0140    
SubSystem ID   0x00000000    
Revision ID   0x00a2    
MOBO:
MSI K8N NEO 4  w/nvidia nforce 4 Ultra/standard Chipset based
Supported Slot Types   ISA, PCI    
Manufacturer   MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD    
Model   MS-7125    
Version   1.0    
BIOS Vendor   Phoenix Technologies, LTD    
BIOS Version   6.00 PG    
BIOS Release Date   09/09/2005    
BIOS Properties   Plug and Play, Flash    
System Devices  
Name   PCI standard host CPU bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
 Name   PCI standard host CPU bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
Name   PCI standard host CPU bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
 Name   PCI standard host CPU bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
Name   PCI standard ISA bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
 Name   NVIDIA nForce PCI System Management    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Name   NVIDIA nForce4 Parallel ATA Controller    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA Corporation    
 Name   NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA Corporation    
Name   NVIDIA nForce4 Serial ATA Controller    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA Corporation    
 Name   NVIDIA Network Bus Enumerator    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Name   Realtek AC'97 Audio    
Manufacturer   Realtek    
 Name   Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller    
Manufacturer   (Standard USB Host Controller)    
Name   Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller    
Manufacturer   (Standard USB Host Controller)    
 Name   PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge    
Manufacturer   (Standard system devices)    
Name   nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
 Name   nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Name   nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
 Name   nForce4 PCI-Express Root Port    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Name   nForce4 HyperTransport Bridge    
Manufacturer   NVIDIA    
Operating System Info:
Operating System   Microsoft Windows XP    
Version   5.1.2600    
Service Pack   Service Pack 2    
Windows Environment   32-bit    
Locale   US    
Desktop Width   1024 px    
Desktop Height   768 px    
Desktop BPP   32 b
hard drive info
Hard Disk Info
Hard Disk Drive 1/2
Name   ST340014A    
Manufacturer   (Standard disk drives)    
Capacity   37.27 GB      
Model   ST340014A    
Interface Type   IDE    
 Hard Disk Drive 2/2
Name   WDC WD200BB-00DEA0    
Manufacturer   (Standard disk drives)    
Capacity   18.65 GB      
Model   WDC WD200BB-00DEA0    
Interface Type   IDE
Power supply:
Thermaltake 430 watt
Model:  XP550  NP
AC INPUT:115/9A
              230/5A
                                              DC                                 OUTPUT
 AC INPUT:115/9A                 +3.3V     +5V    +12V    -5V     -12V     +5VSB
               230/5A
frequency: 47-63 hz               20A    30A    18A     0.5A     0.8A     2A

Quote from: perdition on 23-July-06, 17:23:48
now it does it after while playing a game although it takes about 2 hours for it to happen. i reinstalled os again. new drivers, my monitor just goes to standby. i tried another monitor, does the same thing. any suggestions?
yep, re-check VGA colling sysmtem. it may VGA overheat. it may coused also by RAM instability. run memtest to check it and prime95(sp2004) to test memory stick(s) stability.

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